JacksonYSHS - Robin Hood

		Robin Hood: Fact or Fiction?

In this paper you will research the character of Robin Hood and determine if he was a purely fictional character or if he was a real person. The following articles and websites should help you with your research.

EBSCOhost Articles
The following articles have a great deal of information and are strongly recommended for your paper.
Robin Hood's merry England. By: Churchill, Winsoar; Klehr, Alan. British Heritage, Apr/May98, Vol. 19 Issue 4, p30, 6p, 1 map, 7c; Reading Level (Lexile): 1230; (AN 336679)
Robin Hood a peasant hero. By: Keen, Maurice. History Today, Oct91, Vol. 41 Issue 10, p20, 5p, 2c, 6bw; Reading Level (Lexile): 1190; (AN 9110210460)
Robin Hood--The prince of thieves? By: Wilcox, Debbie. Contemporary Review, Oct94, Vol. 265 Issue 1545, p212, 3p; (AN 9501192782)

Websites
The Robin Hood Project Sponsored by the University of Rochester This site includes texts, images, bibliographies, and basic information. The Authors and Texts section offers the Robin Hood stories from PRIMARY DOCUMENTS and some commentary.
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/rh/rhhome.htm
The Robin Hood Pages Sponsored by Legends, Paula Katherine Marmor, ed. This site has a short biography with some links to PRIMARY DOCUMENTS.
http://www.bestoflegends.org/robinhood/index.html
Robin Hood and his Historical Context Sponsored by BBC, author Dr Mike Ibeji This site has a very good study of the history and legend of Robin Hood.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/middle_ages/robin_01.shtml
Welcome to Sherwood Nothingham Sponsored by the World Wide Robin Hood Society This is a very interesting site with a lot of information. Follow the links on Robin Hood.
http://www.robinhood.ltd.uk/
Fake History in McDougal Littell High-School Text World History: Patterns of Interaction Sponsored by The Textbook League, author Earl Hautala This site has an interesting essay on the inclusion of Robin Hood in a World history textbook.
http://www.textbookleague.org/94robin.htm
Robin Hood - Fact or Fiction? Sponsored by History UK.com This site has a short essay on the origins of Robin Hood.
http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/England-History/RobinHood.htm
Robin Hood Bold Outlaw of Barnsdale and Sherwood Sponsored by Allen W. Wright This site has a lot of good info, even a section on Robin's identity "The Search for a Real Robin Hood."
http://www.boldoutlaw.com/
Under the Greenwood Sponsored by Legends, Paula Katherine Marmor, ed This is a second Legends page about Robin Hood.
http://www.bestoflegends.org/robinhood/greenwood.html
Robin Hood and Other Outlaw Tales (1997) Edited by Stephen Knight and Thomas Ohlgren This site contains the contents of the book by the same title. The introductions to the different sections will be most helpful.
http://www.lib.rochester.edu/camelot/teams/knightol.htm
In the Footsteps of Robin Hood Sponsored by Channel 4 History ( British Television station) This site has a good history. Be sure to read the Other Candidates section.
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/n-s/robin.html
Robin Hood Outlaw Legend of Loxley Sponsored by Graham P. Kirkby This site has a good introduction into the legend. It argues that Robin hood was actually from Loxley not Sherwood.
http://www.robinhoodloxley.net/